- The cultural proposals were selected from more than 700 initiatives from nine Latin American countries to be implemented between 2024 and 2025.
- Each project will receive up to USD $100,000, along with visibility and capacity-building initiatives for participating organizations.
Medellín, June 27, 2024. Considering the sustainability of cultural organizations, their artistic projects, and the exchange of knowledge in the region, the SURA Foundation, in partnership with Latimpacto, launched the Latin American Culture call. After receiving more than 700 applications from cultural organizations in Mexico, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, 15 projects proposed by 30 entities were selected.
Each of the selected initiatives will receive up to USD $100,000 for implementation, totaling nearly USD $1.5 million in investment. In addition, initiatives will be implemented to raise awareness of the participating organizations, as well as opportunities for knowledge exchange and group and individual empowerment.
The call, which sought proposals from two organizations from different countries to promote the exchange of knowledge, selected projects that not only stand out for their impact on specific communities but also for fostering collaboration across territories, thus consolidating a dynamic network of cultural initiatives in the region.
The call, which sought proposals from two organizations from different countries to promote the exchange of knowledge, selected projects that not only stand out for their impact on specific communities but also for fostering collaboration across territories, thus consolidating a dynamic network of cultural initiatives in the region.
María Mercedes Barrera, Executive Director of the SURA Foundation in Colombia.
The selected proposals were evaluated by 26 independent juries, including artists, cultural managers, art entrepreneurs, and academics such as Mónica Carrillo, Juan Pablo Socarrás, Carlos Honorato, and Florencia Giulio. The evaluation criteria considered included impact and coverage, identity, exchange of experiences, relevance, innovation, and track record. The selection process also included verification of compliance with the requirements, technical evaluation, judging by the juries, and the final presentation of the shortlisted projects.
“It has been a pleasure to serve as a jury member for this edition of Cultura Latinoamérica, a much-needed initiative to boost the impact of the cultural and creative industries in the region. The artistic quality of the projects presented, the professionalism of the proposals, and the social impact on specific communities are worth highlighting,” said Florencia Giulio, founder of Pulso—a creative finance studio dedicated to mobilizing investment in the creative economy—and a jury member for the competition.
Selected projects:
- Sound Roots. Afro-diasporic music residencies: Llorona Records and Discos Pacífico Foundation for Cultural Development, Management, and Diffusion (Colombia) and Portobelo Bay Foundation (Panama).
- Amazonian Artist Residencies Network: Viajelogía Foundation (Colombia) and Contemporary Correlation (Peru).
- Poetic and political trans-migrations of migrant bodies: Museum of Antioquia (Colombia) and Lima Art Museum Association – MALI (Peru).
- Brief Truths: Powerful Realities, Sustainable Cities: Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival A.C. and BOGOSHORTS – Bogotá Short Film Festival (Colombia).
- Between rhythms: culture, communities, arts and knowledge: Pombas Urbanas Institute (Brazil) and Nuestra Gente Cultural Corporation (Colombia).
- Vision and tradition: Gómez y Tamayo Foundation (Colombia) and Design Week Mexico.
- FOCUS: The Black Image in Afro-Latin Audiovisuals: Manos Visibles Corporation (Colombia) and Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals – APAN (Brazil).
- The collection has a woman's name: Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama and Museum of Modern Art of Medellín (Colombia).
- The Opera of Monsters: Stage of the Arts (Mexico) and the Floating Company Cultural Association (Peru).
- Female Amplification: Sound Memories, Champetúas, and Sound Systems: La Comadre Foundation (Colombia) and Musas Sonideras Cooperative (Mexico)
- Horizons in Hand. Investing in Comics in Colombia and Chile: Entreviñetas Corporation (Colombia) and Chilean Graphic Cooperative (Chile).
- Universes of voices: Universe Center Corporation (Colombia) and Voice of the Communities (Brazil).
- Collaborative meeting of cinemas: Center for Cinema and Creation Foundation (Chile) and Mapache Studio, Territory and Human Rights S.C. (Mexico).
- Earthquake Journeys. Volume 2: Oracles of the Tropics: Pan-American Association for the Support of the Arts (Mexico) and Mella-Russo Foundation (Dominican Republic)
- Watch out for the sancocho, chacchando sueños, community cinema in Latin America: Sueños Films (Colombia) and Chaski Comunicacion Audiovisual (Peru).
"With our project, we aim to achieve recognition of the potential of comics in Latin America and begin to build a network of experiences and mechanisms that strengthen communication among artists, publishers, critics, disseminators, and various comics professionals in the region," commented Daniel Jiménez Quiroz of the selected project Horizontes Entre Manos. Investing in Comics in Colombia and Chile.
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About SURA Foundation:
Grupo SURA and its subsidiaries channel a significant portion of their social investment contributions through the SURA Foundation, an organization established in 1971 in Colombia and in 2017 in Mexico and Chile, with the goal of contributing to capacity building and the well-being of communities in various Latin American countries. In addition to leading the Corporate Volunteering program, the Foundation focuses its work on three areas: Quality Education, Cultural Promotion, and Citizenship and Democracy, tailored to the contexts and needs of the regions. Learn more on its website.
About Latimpacto:
Latimpacto is a network that brings together more than 200 impact funders providing human, intellectual, and financial capital in Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization's goal is to contribute to maximizing their impact through innovative knowledge, partnerships, and collaborations aimed at effectively mobilizing capital.
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